Staff Writer LiveMintdealstreetasia[email protected] January 4, 2016: While 2015 saw technologies such as social, mobility, big data analytics, cloud services, connected devices and machine learning coming together to disrupt the way business was being done, 2016 will see a majority of these ideas becoming a reality with smartphones playing a pivotal role. TRENDS TO WATCH Digital Digital is likely to emerge as the most prominent trend for 2016. Digital, which up until now has largely meant having a presence online, will redefine the way businesses are carried out. Enterprises are expected to change business models to make processes and transaction seamless and automated, minimizing the need for human interference. Connected devices, aka Internet of things (IoT) IoT, which was the most hyped trend in 2015, will start to pick up this…